National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS)
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
Promotes consistency between police forces in how to record crime and in providing a victim-oriented approach to crime recording.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
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Control strategy
A document that drives intelligence requirements.
Data Protection Act 2018
The UK law that governs the processing of personal data.
Government Security Classification (GSC)
A policy for assessing the value of, and classifying, government information.
Incident Record
Any communication from any person, by whatever means, about a matter that comes to police attention.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.